Editorial: Data centers, rural development, & property rights: what to know before voting
September 20, 2026
Central Carolina Community College is holding an open house this Saturday, Dec. 13, for community members interested in learning more about the college’s Class A Commercial Driver’s License training program. The program prepares students to drive tractor-trailers and provides a direct path to employment in just a few months. Graduates[Read More…]
by Jane Winik Sartwell, Carolina Public PressDecember 8, 2025 (This is a republication under a Creative Common License as a companion article for the Dec. 10 Highfalls Dam article published on Sandhills News by the editor.) Burlington and Asheboro: these two North Carolina cities are less than 50 miles apart,[Read More…]
As of November 25, 2025, the State of North Carolina has not received its notice of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from the federal government. Due to the delay in receiving this notice, county Departments of Social Services will not be able to accept new applications[Read More…]
A group of five Lee County residents, joined by two environmental advocates, addressed commissioners Nov. 17 to request renewed moratoriums on fracking and drilling, responding to recent reports that a company with cryptocurrency ties is exploring North Carolina’s first commercial natural gas well to power a data center. The public[Read More…]